Speight's Brewery

South Island back to Auckland

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December 18th 2006
After traveling down the West Coast we arrived in Queenstown AKA Whistler with a big lake. On the way we stopped at the world's first commercial bungy and watched some of our fellow passengers take the leap. Ang and I chose to focus our financial resources on four long nights at some of Queenstowns finer drinking establishments. After escaping Queenstown we headed to NZ's number one scenic des ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more